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Posted on24 May possibly 2013.

Editor’s Note: About 1 p.m. Friday, the discovered a jury of 12 discovered Charles Eubanks guilty of all three charges, which includes very first-degree murder. Appear for far more specifics in Wednesday’s PVT.

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He was there, but was he there to kill?

That’s the principal question a jury faced Thursday evening right after closing arguments were heard in the trial of Charles Eubanks, accused of stabbing a man to death in Could 2011.

Eubanks sat silently as Chief Deputy District Lawyer Kirk Vitto walked jurors through witness testimony and evidence in the case presented more than numerous days.

Defense lawyer David R. Fischer told jurors why the defendant ought to not be convicted, namely that though he was at the scene of the crime, he didn’t commit the crime.

Eubanks is facing a lengthy prison sentence on charges of very first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon, attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon and attempted robbery with a deadly weapon stemming from a Could 1, 2011 incident at a residence in the 1600 block of Donner Street. Michael Frasher, 56, and then 21-year-old Antionette Bell have been repeatedly stabbed that day. Frasher died from severe injuries to his head and chest. Bell survived.

Eubanks along with co-defendant Troy Jackson, who has currently taken a plea deal and been sentenced in the case, allegedly went to the property that afternoon looking to collect on an alleged drug debt that was owed to a man named Michael Maxwell Jr.

When it was found neither Frasher nor Bell had something to give the pair, prosecutors say they began stabbing the couple.

Vitto was 1st to present his argument, telling jurors they should convict the 24-year-old of first degree murder.

“The defendant said it need to have been some other dude who did it, and that other particular person would be Troy Jackson. This case became not a who-done- it, thanks to that reality the defendant has told so many people what he did, including his girlfriend,” Vitto mentioned. “Everyone in this courtroom has a job to do. Your job is to match the facts that you’ve heard to the law in this case and accurate justice render. The defense in this case is not that the defendant didn’t do it since he was at home in bed, enjoying a household picnic or didn’t know anything about it. He admits he was there. He admits he knew why they had been at Donner, we know that since he’s told a number of distinct versions to law enforcement.”

The prosecutor went on to rehash each and every bit of proof submitted from roughly 30 witnesses who testified in the case and the evidence collected from the crime scene.

“He knew why they have been in that van when they left Santovito. He mentioned he wasn’t going to participate and was just along for the ride. Just along for the ride, doesn’t get out of the van. The defendant, no stranger to violence, but when the violence started, the certain reason he knew they were going, he ran away. As the defendant stated in that interview, Frasher is the initial to be attacked. That indicates Antionette Bell is just waiting around to be attacked. That is not widespread sense. Based on the evidence, what you just heard is each bit as self-serving as every single other false statement he gave to detective David Boruchowitz and Michael Eisenloffel. He stated it. ‘I’m trying to help myself.’ ‘I’m just attempting to beat my case, I’m not snitching.’

“He got home and ate the meat cooked over the blood of the victims. He mentioned, ‘I know what’s going on, I was there.’ Yes he was,” Vitto stated.

Next it was the defense’s turn.

“The state is attempting quite challenging to uncover a story that will lead you to the conclusion that Mr. Eubanks must be found guilty. They have designed a story and are attempting to uncover the truth. Please realize the state does not have all the truth, the state was not present on the day of the incident,” Fischer mentioned. “They are simply presenting their case based on a theory they have on the allegations they are making on Mr. Eubanks. Why is that? It is because it’s the State of Nevada’s burden of proof. What does that imply? It signifies Mr. Eubanks is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved.”

Fischer went on to clarify to the jurors that even though his client may possibly have been at the Donner Street home that day, basically being there is not a crime.

“Mere presence is not adequate to find Mr. Eubanks guilty of murder, attempted murder or attempted robbery. The evidence did show Mr. Eubanks had the misfortune of making the acquaintance of Troy Jackson, Michael Maxwell Jr., Tiffany Rubio and Vicky Garcia. But just generating acquaintance with them does not make him privy to their secrets. The evidence did show Mr. Eubanks spent a couple of nights on Maxwell’s home on Santovito in order to catch a ride back to Vegas … The evidence did show Mr. Eubanks was an effortless target on which they could spot the blame of the heinous crime committed on Michael Frasher and Antionette Bell,” the lawyer said.

The defense further argued that the only trustworthy witness in the case would be the sole surviving victim from the incident, Bell, as several of the others had incentives to lie or be untruthful as they received plea offers from the state for their testimony.

“Mr. Eubanks should not be punished for something he did not do,” Fischer stated. “Mr. Eubanks by no means had any information of what Troy Jackson was going to do … He should not be identified guilty for his stupidity for who he chose to devote that weekend with.”

Following each sides had a opportunity to explain their position, the case was offered to the 12 jurors for deliberation.

Late Thursday evening, the learned that deliberations had been concluded and would restart these days.

Meanwhile, Christopher Frasher, who has been following the case, shared how significantly his father’s death has impacted his loved ones.

“My father brought his family to Pahrump in 1989 to escape the expanding crime problem in Las Vegas. In a little quiet community to raise his youngsters, he started producing friends instantly in many of the town’s circles, notably the musicians,” he wrote in an e-mail to the PVT. “He opened Gamebird Electronics on Highway 160 and helped bring the Net to Pahrump. He usually produced time for his family, taking us on long trips to landmarks across the U.S. each year.”

Christopher added that what occurred to his father was unimaginable and disputes descriptions created public by law enforcement officials that his father was a drug dealer.

“He was a really loving father, by no means abusive to any of us. He wouldn’t hurt a fly. At the time of his death he kept promising me, ‘Just yet another week or so, till I can get sufficient income with each other to see my granddaughter.’ He couldn’t leave simply because his equipment kept receiving ripped off and stolen. He was murdered 5 days ahead of his granddaughter was born. This man was barely 150 pounds, 55 years old. There is no justification for taking his life no matter what he was accused of doing to these folks that took him from us,” he mentioned.

He said the characterization of his father as merely a person who sold meth dismisses all of the fantastic qualities they miss about him.

“We, as his loved ones, are heartbroken every time we read about that very same man summed up as just some ‘local meth dealer’ simply because we watched his descent into addiction, powerless to save him from the world he was trapped in there in Pahrump,” he said. “We by no means believed of him as a meth dealer. We believed of him as a man full of life and love for every person other than himself, so considerably so that he neglected to get aid for his addiction and it expense him his life.

“We miss him, addicted to drugs or not, he was nevertheless a very good father, husband, son and brother to many much more individuals than he ever was any sort of ‘dealer’ to any person.”

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